Warwickshire’s Heritage Motor Centre to host event for national Drive It Day

An 1899 Wolseley Voiturette, one of the cars in the 1900 Thousand Mile Trial, can be seen at the Heritage Motor Centre

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The Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon in south Warwickshire is to host an event for Drive It Day on Sunday, April 21.

The national event encourages historic vehicle enthusiasts to use vehicles with two, three, four or more wheels for a day to celebrate the UK’s transport heritage. All owners of historic cars are encouraged to take to the roads on the same day to demonstrate how many historic and interesting vehicles are still in use.

Every year Drive It Day is held on the Sunday nearest to April 23 to commemorate the 64 cars that left London on the first day of the Thousand Mile Trial on that date in 1900. One of the cars that took part in the Trial, a 1899 Wolseley Voiturette, can be seen as part of the collection at the HMC, home to the world’s largest collection of British historic cars.

The event is organised by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, a group of 500 clubs and museums together with some 1,500 trade and individual supporters. Most members have planned to make the most of this day by using the public roads, meeting at local venues, places of interest, transport cafes, local beauty spots and even car parks.

The FBHVC team will be attending a number of events including at the HMC which makes a good starting point, intermediate waypoint to visit en-route or a location to finish a day’s run.

In support of Drive it Day, the HMC is offering a special entry price of £5 per person for museum entry for those arriving in historic vehicles (20 years old or older).

In addition a discounted rate will be offered for the Land Rover Experience, a passenger ride through the steep and twisting multi-terrain track, either in a modern Discovery or an early Series III. There is reserved parking for all historic vehicles and free entry to the reserved parking, grounds and cafe.

John Bishop, senior clubs and groups co-ordinator at the Heritage Motor Centre, said: “We are delighted to be hosting one of the many Drive It Day events organised by the FBHVC. Seeing so many historic cars out in force is a fantastic spectacle to see and even if you are not a historic car enthusiast, the event is sure to be a great day out.”

For further information about Drive It Day please visit the FBHVC website at www.fbhvc.co.uk

To find out more information about the HMC please visit the website at www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk